River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-11-10
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Advantages of Buying Groceries and Pro-
visions By the Quantity.


Advantages of Buying Groceries and Pro-
visions by the Quantity.
There IS an old proverb to the effect
that great abundance makes great
waste. 1t is certainly true If the keys
OF the store-ro IN are left in the hands
OF servants Undiseiplined hands are
not careful about Quantities and tie
most honest girl will uneonsciousIv 81
she Is allowed to measure out stores.
waste more than her mistress can save
By buying her groceries at wholesale.
American mistresses allow so much
more freedom 10 theis help than En-
glish women that it : no uncommon
thing for the stock of the store-ro0m to
be in the hands of these who arc in no
special way interested to save IL. If
you are not willing TO take full charge
of the stores yourself. giving out once
day what is needed, it is economy to
order every thing day by day from the
grocer. There is an imnenss saving
if the mistress of the house is willing
10 take the trouble in buying goods by
the quantity. that is nearly all goods
which are improved or are not injured
by keeping.
A store-roOm should be we'll venti-
LATED and so situated that it viii not
freeze in winter 1t should have 4
window that can be used to light tho
room as well as ventilae it. There is
scarcely any thing that appeals to the
pride of the housekeeper like neat
well-provided siore-room. The shelves
should be arranged in systematic tiers
with hanging shelf and hooks in the
beams TO hang ham and other dried
meats. Flour should always be bought
by the barrel. Ii is an economy
keep both kinds on hand. the patent
process flour for bread and the old
process for pastry and cake. If only
one kind is kept new or patent-proceSs
flour is The best for general use. Un-
bplted or Graham hour should be
bought by the barrel or half barrel
Rye. Indian meal. buclwheat, rice and
hominy become infested with weevils,
if great care is not taken. They should
not be lurchas d in any large quanti-
~. and they should be examined often
to see that they are sweet. Indian
meal should not remain over a week
on hand if it is the old-process meal
Kiln-dried meal will keep Indefinite
IL. but it is not so sweet Dat meal,
arrow root sage. tapioca, gelatinc,
maccaroni. vermicelH should all be
kept on hand IN small quantities. Tin
boxes are the best to store them in.
The corner Of shelf should be taken
up with little tin boxes carefully la
bed, containing dried herbs whole
spices. peppercorns and curry powder,
and w cans f mushrooms and vari-
oEs articles for seasoning sauces,
soups and sluflirg for fowls There is
no economy in buying sugar by the
barrel. rs the retail price is about the
same rs the wholesale. Twenty-fiv
pounds of graduated sugar for gem
eral use IS enough 10 keep in store
with five or ten pounds each of pow
dered and loaf sugar for table use.
Coffee is improved by keeping il in
cool dry place. if it IS not Drowned, but
loses fIvor if stored after browning.
1t is pity that the Ger
man method of browning and
rrinding the coffee each
morning for breakfast is not in vogue
in this country. Tea IS great deal
cheaper by the box aud should be
purchased in this way Whenever it is
p ssible. The CAMS er, which ordi-
narily holds half pound. can be filed
from the store-room, and the head of
the house can readily see how fast the
tea is used
Lard. dripping. and butter should be
stored in stone jars in the coolest and
driest place. Vinegar improves with
keeping and IT. is economy to buy
large supply Dried beans. peas and
dried vegetables and fruit should be
stored away in the fall when cheapest
for winter use. The years supply of
raisins. currants. citrons and other
dried fruits from foreign lands comes
to market in November. and this is =
good time TO secure a good supply for
winter. It is also the time when
all the old stuff left over from
the year previous is vendad eX-
tensiyely ana great care should DO
taken as this old stock is often imposed
upon the purchaser as new. A care
full housewife will provide herself with
jellies. preserves, pickles. chow-chow
and catsup of her own making. Soap
should always be purchased by the box
and taken out of the wrappers and
stored in dry place. Itimproves the
longer it is kept Starch is much
cheaper by the box. and bluing should
be purchased by the dozen bottles. 1t
is wise TO store vegetables in n room
by themselves. Those persons who
are compelled to buy vegetables will
find it cheaper t. buy them by tho
quantity, as potatoes which sell at 81
a barrel or less are retailed by the
grocer at % cents peck. or a. the
rate of s. 80 9 barrel. Other vege-
tables and fruits are sold at about tho
same rate. 1t is. therefore. economy
to buy them bv the quantity if you
throw away half the barreL-M l.
Tribune.